Ball batter



A ril 29, 1924. 1,492,343

J. M. ABRAMS ET AL BALL BATTER Filed June 20. 1922 ill Patented Apr. 29, 1224.

STATEfi tense Parent caries.

JOHN M. ABRAMS AND JOHN P. MAHER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BALL BATTER.

Application filed June 20, 1922. Serial No. 569,603.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN M. ABRAMS and J OHN P. MAKER, citizens of the United States, and residents. of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ball Batters, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in game devices such as a ball batter for rubber balls or the like, said batter being provided with means for attaching same to a persons hand.

lt'has for its object a novel construction of batter which will permit, thru movement of the tips of the fingers, of flexing the upper portion thereof to obtain a better hold on the ball in placing same. A further object of the invention consists in an arrangement for facilitating the attachment of the batter to the hand, and whereby the batter may b held in full conformity with the hollow of the palm of the hand and thus be reinforced by substantially the entire hand of a person.

The nature of the invention, however, will best be understood when described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a front view of the improved batter. 1

Fig. 2 is a rear view, and Fig. 3 is a side view thereof.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts thruout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates a board or sheet of more or less stiff leather papier mach, paper or even metal, and of a contour shape substantially that of a persons hand. The shape is such, moreover, that the board covers substantially the entire hand including the thumb, the latter and all the fingers being shown as lying behind same.

cord or band, is adapted to be brought over the back of the hand and the middle finger, as indicated in the drawings, to securely hold the batter to the hand. F or this purpose, two pairs of eyelets 12 and 13 are provided thru the batter and are so disposed therein that the former will lie above the latter and in a position substantially such as would be occupied by the middle finger.

A flexible attaching means 11, such as a One end of the cord 11 is then brought thru one of the lower eyelets 18 from the back, then upwardly over the front and thru the corresponding eyelet 12, then transversely over th back to the other of the pair of eyelets 12 and-thru same to the front, being then directed downwardly to the other of the pair of eyelets 13 and thru same to the back. This provides for a loop 1 1 on the back to receive the middle finger which will be s curely held to the board by drawing up the two ends passing thru the eyelets 13, these ends then being drawn taut and tied over the back of hand, opposite palm, and pulling the board toward the hollow of the hand to conform same fully thereto.

To obtain a better hold on the ball, thru bending over of the upper portion of the board, the latter is provided near its upper edge and substantially at the upper joints of the thre 'middle fingers with a series of perforation 15 arranged transversely over the board substantially at right angles to fingers. This will provide a weakened portion or hinge near the upper part of the board and allow of flexing this portion of the board, thru movement of the fingers correspondingly, to thereby permit of a better hold on th ball and enable the player to have the best aid for placing the ball.

The batter hereinbefore described may be very readily and inexpensively manufactured, all of the perforations and eyelets, as well as the cutting out of the batter itself, being capable of being performed by a sin gle operation. The adjustable attaching cord may also be quickly inserted and is particularly inexpensive itself. In operation, the action of the, batter will be found superior to the types heretofore disclosed, especially in the provision of the upper movable portion and thru the reinforcing action of substantially the entire hand.

1. A ball batter, comprising a board to be secured to the hand of a person and weakened transversely near its outer edgeand at right angles to the fingers to enable the batter to be flexed at the outer portion by means of the tips of the fingers.

2. A ball batter, comprising a board adapted to cover substantially the hand of a person and to be secured thereto, said board having a series of perforations eX- tending transversely of the batter near its outer edge and at right angles to the fingers to enable the batter/to be flexed at the outer portion in bending the tips of the fingers.

3. A ball batter, comprising a board to be secured to the hand of a person and weakened transversely near its outer edge and at right angles to the fingers to en able the batter to be flexed at the outer portion by means of the tips of the fingers, and adjustable means passing over the middle finger and hand of a person to secure the batter thereto.

a. A ball batter, comprising a board adapted to. cover substantially the hand of a person and having a portion adapted to be bent by the fingers, said board being also provided with two pairs of eyelets, and a cord passing thru same to provide a loop on the back for receiving the middle finger and the ends of the cord being adapted to be tied about the back of hand. i

5. A ball batter, comprising a board adapted to cover substantially the hand of a person and having a portion adapted to be bent by the fingers, said board being provided with an upper and a lower pair of eyelets, and'a cord brought from the back thru one of the lower eyelets, over the front and thru an upper eyelet, then across the back and thru the other eyelet of the upper pair, and over the front of the board and back thru the remaining eyelet of the lower pair, forming a loop over the back at the upper eyelets for receiving the middle finger, and the ends at the lower pair of eyelets being adapted to be tied over the back of hand.

6. A ball batter, comprising a board adapted tocover substantially the hand of a person and having a series of perforations extending transversely of the batter near its upper edge and at right angles to the fingers toenable the upper portion of the batter to be flexed in bending the fingers, said board being also provided with an upper and a lowerpair of eyelets, and a cord brought from the back thru one of the lower eyelets, over the front and thru an upper eyelet, then across the back and thru the other eyelet of the upper pair and over the front of the board and back thru the remaining eyelet of the lower pair, forming a loop over the back at the upper eyelets for receiving the middle finger, and

the ends at the lower pair of eyelets being adapted to be tied over the back of hand.

Signed at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, this 15th day of June, A. D. 1922.

7 JOHN M. ABRAMS.

JOHN P. MAHER. 

